Brick and method of making same



Patented Feb 3, 1931 I ALFRED PAUL, JR, OF DOUGLAS, nRIZONA BRICK AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME No Drawing. Application filed May 29, 1829. Serial No. 367,147.

This invention relates to a brick and the predetermined period the mass is then run method or" making the same. into molds and compressed to form bricks.

An object of the invention is the provision Another method of carrying out the invenof a brick formed of volcanic ash and tion is taking the proper proportions of lime hydrated lime. and volcanic ash after the ash has been 551 Another object of the invention is the probroken up to the proper size and placing the vision of a brick of great strength, light in ingredients in a mixing drum which has a weight, and having insulating and soundcover adapted to be bolted in position. deadening qualities, said bricks having a low Water is admitted to the drum in measured degree of absorption. quantity asdetermined by tests and the drum A further object of the invention is the is set in motion whereby the mixing and provision eta brick formed from predeterslaking completed in a short time. Steam mined proportions of hydrated lime and volof course is created in this mixing drum and canic ash which have been molded into a wet the pressure gradually decreases until the 15 mass and subjected to the action of stear slaking has been completed when the steam under pressure in a closed retort. is allowed to escape. T he thoroughly mixed This lllVGii'tl-Oll Will be best HIlQlQISiOOCl from 1113s} of ingredients is then discharged fro n a consideration of the following detailed l the drum and placed in the molds Where the script-ion forming a part of the specifi fl mass is pressed into shape to form the bricks.

0 nevertheless it is to be understood that the Th t gregn b i k are th pl d i iHVBDtiOH is 110i 60115118d t0 file i drums and steam under pressure is admitted being susceptible of such changes and modifie stgayn tifiht drums or h d i li d cations Which Sh define I10 llliltelifil 1 and the bricks remain under a steam pressure ture from the salient features of the invention f i t 120 lb t a temperature f 2 as expressed in the appended claims. approximately 300 Fahrenheit for eight in carrying O my invelltiOIl 'p y hours or more after which they are removed use a material which is light in weight and d are then ready for use. Porous and in a Slqte and 111530 hill" The final product will be a brick of grayish of y f" cfllmcliies thus 1 pink color which may be converted into any so at its surface relatively hare pro ections. 0010p d i d b it bl i m t Th so; The nmtel'lal p j y l y 13 that plastic mass obtained from the mixing drum known as volcanic ash. may be employed also for the manufacture of The ash is thoroughly mixed with hydrated h ll til or b -i k hi h are ll lime whereby the lime will not only saturate l d as an ili ll f b ki m) 35 the pOlf OUS llliltGI'lRl but \v'lll in tllQ VOlClS the, lnain V311 and where trength is no? so that when the lime has become hard under i 1 3 wh d i thi manner a Pressure at a predetermined F i 9 e very light building material is had. lVhen a brick Will h formed which 15 g t the materials are so employed less pressure Weight, having a low degree of absorption is required 40 and a i hleat f l d i Sound proofing The bricks thus constructed improve with qua-hues 't i age and have great crushing strength while Egon} of Yolcamc ash 1s mtxed beinp' li -ht in wei 'ht and low in absorption. with 10% to 10% of lime suchas calcium F F 0 ti 5 I felt oxide and these ingredients are placed in a 3? i plovlce a I 61 45 mixing machine to which is added the proper onclwlmlmoimr t c an S0 1 as; quantity oi water. After the ingredients P0586 to he atlfnflsphele or Weatner Q9 2" are thoroughly mixed the mass is than scale or do not disintegrate under extreme clichargec. into a silo and permitted to hydrate s bucks mime 'Q these in a natural manner. Steam, of course will materials and in the manner described are so be generated from the mixture and after a particularly. economicaldue to the fact that lot)".

they are produced with a uniformity of size, sha e, and color.

he sizes of the granules will be such that they may be passed through a 40 mesh to a mesh screen. The rough surfaces of the volcanic ash together with the great quantity of voids included therein add materially in cooperation with the hydrated lime to form a bond between the particles while a certain quantity of the hydrated lime fills certain portions of the porous materials. The cores or centers are sufticiently free of the hydrated lime to carry a definite quantity of the air to provide sound-proofing qualities while creating additional strength and lightness in the finished product.

The highly porous materials used in conjunction with the hydrated lime may be made artificially by blowing a gaseous medium or vapor and air through a plastic material such as any of the well known forms of cement.

The materials are not only intended to be formed into bricks or hollow tile but they may be molded into various shapes for flooring or roofing purposes or for the manufacture of articles.

I claim:

1. A brick formed under pressure and of particles of Volcanic ash being of such a size that they will pass a forty inch mesh to a three-fourths inch mesh screen, the particles having irregular surfaces and voids of vary ing capacities with the voids at the surface being filled with hydrated lime and thereby interlocked with said lime, the interior voids of the particles being free of lime thereby providing air pockets, the proportions of the lime being approximately 10 to 15% of the quantity of the ash.

2. The method of manufacturlng bricks which comprises breaking up highly porous and light material such as volcanic ash into small particles, incorporating approximately from 10 to 15% unslaked lime with 90 to of the small particles of the ash, adding water to the incorporated mixture in a closed space, thoroughly agitating the mass while retaining the steam formed by the slaking of the lime, under pressure with the agitated mass, molding the mass into bricks, then subjecting the molded bricks to the action of steam under pressure.

3. The method of manufacturing bricks which comprises breaking up highly porous and light material such as volcanic ash into small particles, incorporating unslaked lime with the small particles of the ash, adding water to the incorporated mixture, thorough ly agitating the mass while retaining the steam formed by slaking of the lime under pressure with the agitated mass, molding the mass into bricks, then subjecting the molded bricks to the action of steam under pressure.

ALFRED PAUL, JR. 

